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World welcomes New Year 2012

International community greets New Year 2012 amid celebrations across the globe as billion mark the end of 2011 from Sydney to Stockholm while public places drew people in large numbers for new year festivities. New Year’s Eve revellers across the country took part in midnight celebrations and welcomed 2012 in style. People thronged popular markets […]

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Food inflation plunges to six-year low of 0.42 pc

Food inflation fell sharply to a six-year low of 0.42 per cent in the week ended 17th December as prices of essential items like vegetables, onion, potato and wheat declined. Food inflation, as measured by Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at 1.81 per cent in the previous week. It was recorded at 15.48 per cent […]

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Lokpal Bill passed by Lok Sabha by voice vote

The Lok Sabha passed a landmark bill for creation of Lokpal last night with the government making it clear that setting up of Lokayuktas by the states would not be mandatory. It amended a provision in view of opposition from allies and others. But the Constitutional Amendment bill designed to confer constitutional status on the […]

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Historic Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill to be discussed in Parl

The historic Lokpal and Lokayuktas bill will be taken up for discussion in Parliament over the next three days of extended winter session of Parliament. The debate could be quite animated with major opposition parties seeking to move amendments to the bill. Members of several parties have flagged their concerns over the way the bill […]

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Govt introduces much awaited Lokpal Bill in LS

The Govt on Thursday introduced the new version of the Lokpal bill in Lok Sabha after a lengthy debate during which almost all parties except the ruling one opposed the introduction of the bill in its current form. The bill was moved in the house by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V Narayansamy who […]

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Food inflation plunges to 4-year low of 1.81 pc

Food inflation fell sharply to a near four-year low of 1.81 per cent for the week ended 10th December as prices of essential items like vegetables, onion, potato and wheat declined. This is the lowest rate of food inflation since the week ended 9th February, 2008, when it stood at 2.26 per cent. Food inflation, […]

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Cabinet approves Revised Lokpal Bill, to be tabled in Parl on 22nd Dec

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday night approved the Revised Lokpal Bill but has kept CBI out of the control of Lokpal and decided not to hive off the Directorate of Prosecution from the investigative agency. The Lokpal, with Constitutional status, will, however, have superintendence over the cases referred to CBI by the anti—graft ombudsman, according […]

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Cabinet nod to Food Bill; subsidy to go up by Rs 27,663 cr

Aiming to provide food security to the poor, the government on Sunday approved food bill that seeks to give legal entitlement of cheaper food grains to 63.5 pc of the country’s population. The Cabinet, presided by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday night, gave green signal to the draft National Food Security Bill after a […]

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Food inflation eases to nearly four-year low of 4.35 per cent

Food inflation fell to a nearly four-year low of 4.35 per cent during the week ended 3rd December, reflecting a decline in prices of essential items like vegetables, onions, potatoes and wheat. This is the lowest rate of food inflation since the week ended 23rd February, 2008, when it stood at 4.28 per cent. Food […]

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Mullaperiyar dam row: SC asks TN, Kerala to be restrained

Urging for “sanity and sensitiveness”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Tamil Nadu and Kerala to maintain restraint on their statements on the Mullaperiyar dam row, lamenting that they were adding fuel to the fire instead of dousing it. A five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Justice D K Jain, asked Tamil Nadu to ensure that […]